Class Help Page: Biology 493d: Fossils, Genomes, and Evolution, Spring 2008

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Online -- Selected Reference Resources

Print -- Christopher Center Reference, 2nd floor
The tree of life : a phylogenetic classification Ref. QH83 .L42513 2006
Encyclopedia of evolution Ref. QH360.2 .O83 2002
Encyclopedia of evolution Ref. QH360.2 .R53 2007
Keywords and concepts in evolutionary developmental biology
   Ref. QH491 .K49 2003

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Virtual Library-Developmental Biology   
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Academic Info: Biological Sciences
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Tree of Life web project
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The Virtual Fossil Museum
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Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers T11 .S386 2006

Documenting Sources: CSE Style: Biology and Other Sciences
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CSE Citation Guide [Name/Year format]   http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/csegd.php

Scientific papers and presentations T11 .D324 2005
How to write and publish a scientific paper T11 .D33 2006

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